LeBron James closing in on 30k: 'I've never given myself a ceiling'

LeBron James is just 136 points away from becoming just the seventh player in NBA history to score 30,000 points and would join Dirk Nowitzki as the only active players to accomplish the feat.

Prior to Monday’s shootaround in Minnesota, James was asked about whether he’s thought about chasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer.

“No, I haven’t. As far as stats go I’ve never thought about catching anybody and it’s allowing myself to accomplish. I’ve never given myself a ceiling or a threshold to where I want to go,” James said. “Everything for me is extra credit for me at this point. I just appreciate the fact I can play this game at the level I’m doing right now.”

James is having one of his best seasons this year, his 15th NBA campaign. And he’s continuing to move up the NBA’s all-time leaderboards.

One of LeBron’s mottos is ‘Strive for Greatness’ and with a player as gifted as he is, it would make sense that he wants to set his own standard for greatness while respecting the greats that came before him.

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